RYA-affiliated offshore club and training centre for Reading and the surrounding area
Talk: Building and sailing a trailer/sailer
Mon 02 Feb
|Upper Thames Motor Yacht Clubhouse
Local sailors Robin Popham and Paul Waterman will talk about building and sailing their boat, Proteus. The two will discuss the challenges of starting to build their trailer/sailer just as Covid struck and how they succeeded, despite living miles apart.


Time & Location
02 Feb 2026, 19:30
Upper Thames Motor Yacht Clubhouse, Club Ho/Mill Island, Reading RG4 6TW, UK
About the event
Note: Any new members will need to make contact in advance of coming along to any events as there is a security gate and access is to members and guests only.
The Reading Offshore Sailing Club will host a talk by local sailors Robin Popham and Paul Waterman at its Monday 2 February meeting about building and sailing their boat, Proteus.. The two will discuss the challenges of starting to build their trailer/sailer just as Covid struck and how they succeeded, despite living miles apart and not being allowed to meet. The story includes the subsequent experiences and excitement of sailing Proteus around the UK, France and the Netherlands, suggesting that there is no finer feeling on the water than sailing a boat you have built yourself. They have won prizes with Proteus as well as being featured in a major boating magazine. Reading Offshore Sailing Club is for all interested in sailing…